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saying that the election will take a back seat right now. he is mostly concerned about the well-being of american families and the first responders who will be out in force in reaction to hurricane sandy. he said the election will take care of itself next week. but he did warn americans that come over the course of the next several days, they may find themselves in some pretty tough situations. very likely without power over a large swath of the east coast, from virginia to massachusetts. he said you really need to heed the warnings of your local governors. if they tell you to evacuate them the need to listen to what they are saying. he said to go to ready.gov and do what you can to prepare your home. i think that most people have gotten batteries and water and supplies that they have in their home for this event as we gary for the impact of this. it looks like, over the next several hours, the wind and the water and the rain will start to intensify. storm surges, and you are from 5 p to 11 feet, along the east -- anywhere from 5 feet to 11
saying that the election will take a back seat right now. he is mostly concerned about the well-being of american families and the first responders who will be out in force in reaction to hurricane sandy. he said the election will take care of itself next week. but he did warn americans that come over the course of the next several days, they may find themselves in some pretty tough situations. very likely without power over a large swath of the east coast, from virginia to massachusetts. he...
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obama to mr. romney and that doesn't seem to be happening right now. i think it ought to be hurting the campaign a bit. >> mark, very briefly. this is really a chance for the president to explore that illusive quality of presidential leadership in the campaign. >> this is what -- who deserves to be president. people are looking towards him, how does he lead, how does he speak for america? it's a real opportunity for him, but if he gets it wrong, that is a very big black mark just days away from the election. >> yeah, this storm, no one knows how it will play out politically. thank you both very much. you're watching "bbc world news america." still to come on tonight's program -- as china gets ready to hand over power to a new generation, the residents of one rural village talk about their expectations. >> a former bbc governor says that jimmy was kept away from children in need. jones, who was chairman of the charity, said he had suspicions about the former tv star a decade ago. his comments come on the day of whether the corporation's child protection
obama to mr. romney and that doesn't seem to be happening right now. i think it ought to be hurting the campaign a bit. >> mark, very briefly. this is really a chance for the president to explore that illusive quality of presidential leadership in the campaign. >> this is what -- who deserves to be president. people are looking towards him, how does he lead, how does he speak for america? it's a real opportunity for him, but if he gets it wrong, that is a very big black mark just...
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the governor will be touring the damage tomorrow along with president obama. right now we're live in abseca, new jersey, craig boswell. >>> member of california's national guard and emergency management agencies are heading to the east coast. the national guard is sending two helicopters and two para helicopter teams. >>> now we showed you yesterday here at five clock how that super storm is affecting bay area air travel. today the situation is easing just a bit. ktvu's paul chambers live at sfo with the one thing there that seems to be saving some passengers from misery. >> reporter: the effects can still be felt in the bay area. however there is hope airport officials say some cities have limited service. >> reporter: if you're headed to or coming from the east coast the signs for your flight replains the same. cancelled. 115 in all here at sfo. >> a large number of cancellations, the difference is today we are beginning to see some limited flights coming from the west coast to primarily boston and washington, d.c. >> reporter: that's good news for some but
the governor will be touring the damage tomorrow along with president obama. right now we're live in abseca, new jersey, craig boswell. >>> member of california's national guard and emergency management agencies are heading to the east coast. the national guard is sending two helicopters and two para helicopter teams. >>> now we showed you yesterday here at five clock how that super storm is affecting bay area air travel. today the situation is easing just a bit. ktvu's paul...
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president bush was willing to have those negotiations as is president obama but we really can't say what the uned states should offer. i would not recommend the united states make unilateral concessions until we know and test whether iran is serious and we don't know that right now. melissa: nick, thank for coming on the show. have a great weekend. thank you. >> thank you very much. melissa: next on "money", a government audit trashes half a billion dollars worth of stimulus for green jobs. i would say our tax dollars are up in smoke but one of the program's supporters i here to disagree with me. >>> a break-through type of video messaging that hopes to give texting a run for its money. the entrepreneur behind it joins me exclusively how he plans to pull it off. do you ever have too much money or too many texts? ♪ . melissa: unless you live under a rock you know we need me jo in this country and fast. we all know the president loves grope jobs and why not? the brand new report from the labor department shows that $500 million in stimulus fund have been totally wasted on the government'
president bush was willing to have those negotiations as is president obama but we really can't say what the uned states should offer. i would not recommend the united states make unilateral concessions until we know and test whether iran is serious and we don't know that right now. melissa: nick, thank for coming on the show. have a great weekend. thank you. >> thank you very much. melissa: next on "money", a government audit trashes half a billion dollars worth of stimulus for...
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to heed all the ominous warnings. >> the most important message that i have for the public right now is please listen to what your state and local officials are saying. when they tell to you evacuate, you need to evacuate. do not delay. don't pause, don't question the instructions given. >> reporter: by afternoon, sandy spawned snowstorms in west virginia and flood warnings as far west as chicago. and tonight, as we see the massive impact all along the east coast the sheer scale of the storm is staggering, almost 3.7 million people are without power. more than 1.5 million ee vavace. 14,000 flight cancelations across the country. and from space tonight, the gigantic storm seems to have earned its halloween moniker, frankenstorm. from land tonight, the moon peeked through the clouds at the eye of the storm. that was a while ago. there is no question the storm is roaring back and while hundreds of thousands of people did evacuate a lot of people stayed, especially here in cape may. this is a seafaring town. they're tough, they've seen a lot of storms. they say they've seen tougher but t
to heed all the ominous warnings. >> the most important message that i have for the public right now is please listen to what your state and local officials are saying. when they tell to you evacuate, you need to evacuate. do not delay. don't pause, don't question the instructions given. >> reporter: by afternoon, sandy spawned snowstorms in west virginia and flood warnings as far west as chicago. and tonight, as we see the massive impact all along the east coast the sheer scale of...
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right now, our number one priority is to make sure we're saving lives and that our search and rescue teams will be in place. >> the president 'led tuesday's stops in colorado and wisconsin. he told campaign workers in orlando he's counting on them to help get out and vote. i am not going to be able to campaign quite as much over the next couple of days, make sure as folks get hit by the storm, everybody is doing what they are supposed to do. >> the storm is sure to impact early voting along the east coast, and for state that's may help decide the election, they are in the path of this storm. hurricane sandy altered romney's plan and canceled events in virginia sunday. >> let's today, when we get home, put in our prayers the people who are in the east coast in the wake of this big storm that's coming. let's not forget the fellow americans of ours. >> they will be collecting flies in the campaign offices and donating buss to help deliver those items. >> on the eastern coast of our nation, a lot of people are enduring very difficult times, and our hearts and our prayers go to them. >> b
right now, our number one priority is to make sure we're saving lives and that our search and rescue teams will be in place. >> the president 'led tuesday's stops in colorado and wisconsin. he told campaign workers in orlando he's counting on them to help get out and vote. i am not going to be able to campaign quite as much over the next couple of days, make sure as folks get hit by the storm, everybody is doing what they are supposed to do. >> the storm is sure to impact early...
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all right? thank you very much, everybody. >> again, president obama there at fema headquarters warning that this storm, hurricane sandy, is one that will be, quote, slow moving, and you also heard from fema's head, craig fugate there, who says the key to all of this is people heeding the evacuation orders they get from their various localities. so tens of millions of people along the east coast preparing for this monster of a storm that is expected to create extremely dangerous conditions from north carolina all the way up to new england. the outer bands of hurricane sandy already pounding the carolinas right now. the storm is about 250 miles southeast of cape hatteras, north carolina carrying 75.5-mile-an-hour winds. sandy is expected to move north and turn toward the east coast tomorrow and collide way cold front producing a mega storm. that cold front could also mean several feet of snow that might be dumped in west virginia and ohio and the big threat from this storm that it may knock out p
all right? thank you very much, everybody. >> again, president obama there at fema headquarters warning that this storm, hurricane sandy, is one that will be, quote, slow moving, and you also heard from fema's head, craig fugate there, who says the key to all of this is people heeding the evacuation orders they get from their various localities. so tens of millions of people along the east coast preparing for this monster of a storm that is expected to create extremely dangerous...
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do you see that as the most important issue in our country right now? >> it's not up to me to say. i'm just one voter but that's what voters are saying. it's also why several other papers in addition to the des moines register, endorsed barack obama and switched to mitt romney. that's the main reason they cite. in the end it comes back to job creation as what will decide the vote. >> i'm glad we were able to look at all of these in conjunction so you get a full picture. thank you so much, nice to see you. >> thank you very much. >>> president obama firmly denying claims he did not tell the truth about the deadly attack on the u.s. consulate in libya. but fox news learned c.i.a. higher-ups refused to provide military backup to those under attack in benghazi. defense secretarily onpanetta saying there wasn't enough information on the ground. >> joining us, former u.s. embassador to the united nations, john bolton. good morning. >> good morning. >> we have this -- the reporting by jennifer griffin there were three calls on the ground in benghazi for help. she broke the story. the orde
do you see that as the most important issue in our country right now? >> it's not up to me to say. i'm just one voter but that's what voters are saying. it's also why several other papers in addition to the des moines register, endorsed barack obama and switched to mitt romney. that's the main reason they cite. in the end it comes back to job creation as what will decide the vote. >> i'm glad we were able to look at all of these in conjunction so you get a full picture. thank you so...
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new this morning, president obama right now is head back to washington, d.c., after canceling a florida campaign appearance because of the approaching hurricane sandy. ktvu's scot mcfarland is on the streets of washington, d.c., to show us how it's affecting federal government, as well as the president's schedule. scott? >> reporter: dave, good morning. hurricane sandy has just arrived. the winds are picking up and for that reason, the u.s. government is closed -- congress shut down, the federal agencies -- irs and social security closed. as you mentioned, president obama returning here from a campaign stop in orlando this morning to oversee the response. here's a live look at atlantic city, new jersey. they're to the east of us along the shore. the winds are stronger and surf is stiff and nearing record levels. it will approach the record levels later tonight. we have a severe weather situation, so severe in washington, d.c., the instruction is quite clear. "stay indoors." here's president obama talking about hurricane sandy. >> reporter >> going to be slow moving. that means that it m
new this morning, president obama right now is head back to washington, d.c., after canceling a florida campaign appearance because of the approaching hurricane sandy. ktvu's scot mcfarland is on the streets of washington, d.c., to show us how it's affecting federal government, as well as the president's schedule. scott? >> reporter: dave, good morning. hurricane sandy has just arrived. the winds are picking up and for that reason, the u.s. government is closed -- congress shut down, the...
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president obama's done a marvelous job of holding our country and the people here up in the right way. everything he's done so far i think has been pitch perfect. >> jennifer: well so you are a great historian. you've covered all of the presidents and their races. i don't know if past is prologue but certainly you can have an informed guess, i would imagine on what will happen on tuesday. what do you think is going to happen? >> you know, governor, i've no more knowledge than anyone else but i loved your convention speech because i grew up outside of toledo, ohio. i think the mistake mitt romney made started when he said let detroit go bankrupt in that article that appeared. that spread wide through ohio and it gave the president an ability to really use that auto bailout as a big feather in his cap. it makes a difference in ohio and i don't see how mitt romney can be president without ohio so we'll see how it plays out there. but it is i think just like before sandy it is still about who wins ohio. >> jennifer: i agree with you. i'll have more to say about that at the end of the show
president obama's done a marvelous job of holding our country and the people here up in the right way. everything he's done so far i think has been pitch perfect. >> jennifer: well so you are a great historian. you've covered all of the presidents and their races. i don't know if past is prologue but certainly you can have an informed guess, i would imagine on what will happen on tuesday. what do you think is going to happen? >> you know, governor, i've no more knowledge than anyone...
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the obama campaign said they're ahead in iowa right now, this could make some difference in the end and it reinforces the argument that romney is making. he's best positioned to make the bipartisan compromises america needs. >> just over a week to go and it just got even more interesting. george stephanopoulos, thank you. george has a huge show this morning, his guests include stephanie cutter from the obama campaign and the former house speaker newt gingrich. >>> now, a check of other top mornings. >> there's other news. >>> good morning, everyone. another potential attack on a u.s. embassy may have been thwarted. police in indonesia said they have arrested on attacks, including the american embassy in jakarta. >>> new details on the tragic story of the new york city nanny who allegedly killed two young children. friends and relatives said that nanny had been unraveling in recent months. ortega is still in the hospital with self-inflicted knife wounds. >>> the young man known as the victim number one in the jerry sandusky sexual abuse scandal is speaking out on bullying. aaron fisher s
the obama campaign said they're ahead in iowa right now, this could make some difference in the end and it reinforces the argument that romney is making. he's best positioned to make the bipartisan compromises america needs. >> just over a week to go and it just got even more interesting. george stephanopoulos, thank you. george has a huge show this morning, his guests include stephanie cutter from the obama campaign and the former house speaker newt gingrich. >>> now, a check of...
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obama is running behind. it is by a narrow margin. a full point advantage among those most likely to vote. so where are we? what's happening? >> i think we're at a point where as you suggest seven national polls out. yesterday five or six of them had governor romney a point or two ahead. ohio, minnesota, wisconsin, michigan, tightening at. pennsylvania tightening up. lou: so is north carolina. >> a bottom line, this is a very tight race. the real question is what if any will the impact of sandy beach? lou: and you already told us that. a democrat. we will find out of the responders a republican. >> out crucial role for the federal government. lou: i know. the federal government is crucial. i got that. i have that. this big old expensive government. let me tell you something. you're not going to ever sell that to me. i don't care how much power we don't have. >> but i may sell its two of you independence. lou: we are going to us see how this plays out. you will continue the conversation with these very same three people. up next, one v
obama is running behind. it is by a narrow margin. a full point advantage among those most likely to vote. so where are we? what's happening? >> i think we're at a point where as you suggest seven national polls out. yesterday five or six of them had governor romney a point or two ahead. ohio, minnesota, wisconsin, michigan, tightening at. pennsylvania tightening up. lou: so is north carolina. >> a bottom line, this is a very tight race. the real question is what if any will the...
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i think the best thing president obama can do right now is exactly what he's doing, which is suspend some of the campaign events and be in the white house, be in charge. i want to give him kudos on one thing, which is the administrative of fema, craig fugate, is a man who worked here in florida in charge of emergency management services in florida, well-known to floridians, he's now -- he worked under jeb bush in florida as a real pro. i think president obama deserves points for having chosen somebody that is a professional instead of a political crony. but it is very important. it can make or break careers. there are points where politics and hurricanes meet and it can help or they can collide. and they can break careers. we all remember governor blanco in louisiana, what a disaster that was. >> yeah. we remember all of that. so, listen, a republican praising the president, a democrat, it happened here on cnn. lz, let's stick with the ground game here. because we are talking about the imaginary scenarios for after disaster happens. what happens after, can people get to the polls? wi
i think the best thing president obama can do right now is exactly what he's doing, which is suspend some of the campaign events and be in the white house, be in charge. i want to give him kudos on one thing, which is the administrative of fema, craig fugate, is a man who worked here in florida in charge of emergency management services in florida, well-known to floridians, he's now -- he worked under jeb bush in florida as a real pro. i think president obama deserves points for having chosen...
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but, i mean, you are right, a photo of barack obama with governor chris christie goes a long way. he is liked by a lot of independents in the united states i think that, i don't believe that storm will make people decide. one way or the another whether they are for obama or romney, it gets back to the economy. and you know what would hurt, president obama, is if stock market tanked -- there is that. neil: i wish we had more time, rolling stone article, getting talk that president comment i'll cut to initial calling mitt romney, a bis bs 'er, were you struck by that? seemed out of character for a president we're told does not cursehat much. a lot of republicans that look at that as well say, well, it takes one to know one. >> i was in oval office interviewing the president, after we left that is when it happened much he is telling the story, he may have been trying to be a little bit hip for rolling stone. this past week he did not just rolling stone but mtv, and things maybe he thought that would appeal. neil: but rolling stone, and i imagine you knew that would be the quote peopl
but, i mean, you are right, a photo of barack obama with governor chris christie goes a long way. he is liked by a lot of independents in the united states i think that, i don't believe that storm will make people decide. one way or the another whether they are for obama or romney, it gets back to the economy. and you know what would hurt, president obama, is if stock market tanked -- there is that. neil: i wish we had more time, rolling stone article, getting talk that president comment i'll...
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the obama campaign says they are ahead in iowa right now. this could make some difference in the end, and it reinforces the argument that romney is making headway. he is best positioned to make the bipartisan compromises america needs. that echoes romney's message in these closing days. >> just over a week to go and it just got even more interesting. george stephanopoulos, thank you. george, by the way, has a huge show this morning. his guests include stephanie cutter from the obama campaign and the former house speaker newt gingrich. >>> now let's get a check of the morning's other top news. there is other news happening. >> hi, good morning, everyone. >>> another potential attack on a u.s. embassy may have been thwarted and police in indonesia say they have arrested 11 people suspected of planning attacks on a range of domestic and foreign targets in jakarta. mriz seized bombs, explosives and ammunition. >>> new details of the new york city nanny who allegedly killed two young children. friends and relatives of that nanny say that ortega h
the obama campaign says they are ahead in iowa right now. this could make some difference in the end, and it reinforces the argument that romney is making headway. he is best positioned to make the bipartisan compromises america needs. that echoes romney's message in these closing days. >> just over a week to go and it just got even more interesting. george stephanopoulos, thank you. george, by the way, has a huge show this morning. his guests include stephanie cutter from the obama...
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>> reporter: that's right. in youngstown, ohio, tomorrow the president has canceled an event there but according to the notes that have been given out to the press from the obama campaign, vice president joe biden and president clinton will still be at that campaign event. so the president has that event in florida, then he goats baes o the white house. this is really happening in realtime right now. instead of events being planned out days in advance, now it's sort of as each hour goes by, things are changing. that's why it's going to pay to keep a close eye on this storm and on the campaign schedule, don. >> well, you can see, thank you, jim, you can see the people there are still excited even with the storm coming in marion, ohio, where there's a romney event and our jim acosta is on board. thank you, jim. i just want to sort of reiterate what jim said. come behind me if you can show this. i want to show our viewers. this is how we do it, right? to the right here on this side, this is my rundown so i sort of
>> reporter: that's right. in youngstown, ohio, tomorrow the president has canceled an event there but according to the notes that have been given out to the press from the obama campaign, vice president joe biden and president clinton will still be at that campaign event. so the president has that event in florida, then he goats baes o the white house. this is really happening in realtime right now. instead of events being planned out days in advance, now it's sort of as each hour goes...
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president obama, your' right he has a glossy new you brochure. i looked at that brochure and i played this role of obama during debate prep and it is more of the same. you can argue that we need to do more of the same but it hasn't worked and it hasn't worked by president obama's own when he surements. he said unemployment would be 50% lower today than it is if we just passed the stimulus package. he said economic growth would be two thirds higher than it actually is. it hants worked. the one thing he does have in the new proposal is to raise taxes on about a million small businesses including a lot here in ohio. that will result according to a study by the national federation of independent businesses which a 700,000 job loss which we can't afford. governor romney instead has pro posed progrowth policies including a tax reform proposal that lowers the rate of taxation but makes the tax code far more efficient and simplifies it and that will result in 7 million new jobs over the next ten years. that is the choice people have. in ohio they are cho
president obama, your' right he has a glossy new you brochure. i looked at that brochure and i played this role of obama during debate prep and it is more of the same. you can argue that we need to do more of the same but it hasn't worked and it hasn't worked by president obama's own when he surements. he said unemployment would be 50% lower today than it is if we just passed the stimulus package. he said economic growth would be two thirds higher than it actually is. it hants worked. the one...
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president obama was just about an hour ago at the headquarters for fema in washington, d.c. before making his way up here to atlantic city. of course this meeting is very important, because governor chris christie has said over and over again that fema will play a huge part in the recovery following the wreckage here in new jersey after landfall on monday. you can see the shrapnel from the northernmost end of that iconic boardwalk. many houses also damaged. even some of the residents that have chosen to stay are starting to get power back and starting to assess the damage and start the rebuilding effort. many residents were using the power to get pumps and start pumping water out of their flooded homes. meanwhile, parks of the boardwalk remained. bull dozers and national guard we are coming in to assess that damage and clean that up as well. as far as the damage other places in new jersey. world throughout the mormg of several fires. fires are breaking out all morning, said to be due to natural gas. other towns remain extremely damaged and reeling from the disaster. of cours
president obama was just about an hour ago at the headquarters for fema in washington, d.c. before making his way up here to atlantic city. of course this meeting is very important, because governor chris christie has said over and over again that fema will play a huge part in the recovery following the wreckage here in new jersey after landfall on monday. you can see the shrapnel from the northernmost end of that iconic boardwalk. many houses also damaged. even some of the residents that have...
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cheryl: let's go to president obama right now. president obama: i just received a full briefing from our emergency response team at as well as fema and other agencies helpful in response and recovery efforts in the department of energy, department of transportation, the department of homeland security and the department of health and human services. obviously everybody is aware this point that this will be a big and powerful storm. all across eastern seaboard everybody is taking the appropriate preparations. i've spoken to all the governors in all these states, they have issued emergency declarations. they have been turned around quickly in the white house. we have pre-positioned assets so fema personnel are working closely with state and local governments making sure the food and water and emergency generation is available for those communities that will be hardest hit. we anticipate that the center of the storm will hit landfall sometime this evening, but because of the nature of this storm, we are certain that this is going to
cheryl: let's go to president obama right now. president obama: i just received a full briefing from our emergency response team at as well as fema and other agencies helpful in response and recovery efforts in the department of energy, department of transportation, the department of homeland security and the department of health and human services. obviously everybody is aware this point that this will be a big and powerful storm. all across eastern seaboard everybody is taking the appropriate...
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i'm going right back to washington? >> no. what president obama is doing, his first responsibility is to make sure that we can keep americans safe from harm and being in the white house and making sure that he, you know, confers with his homeland security officials, with craig fugate who's actually the former director of emergency management in florida. the fema director to make sure that we get the word out and coordinate, making sure that you preposition supplies that people are going to need in the after ma math of the storm. that's where the president should be. that's his number one priority right now. >> what kind of impact does it have not having the principal there? obviously, bill clinton is a draw, but i assume these events that you're doing in florida were all designed to get as many people there to go early vote. is that correct? and what kind of impact does it have not having the candidate? >> well, having president clinton at this event is going to ensure that this event is successful while president obama is abl
i'm going right back to washington? >> no. what president obama is doing, his first responsibility is to make sure that we can keep americans safe from harm and being in the white house and making sure that he, you know, confers with his homeland security officials, with craig fugate who's actually the former director of emergency management in florida. the fema director to make sure that we get the word out and coordinate, making sure that you preposition supplies that people are going...
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. >> he said he was going to lower the unemployment rate down to 5.2% right now. today, we learned that it's actually 7.9% and that's nine million jobs short of what he promised. unemployment is higher today than when barack obama took office. >> mitt romney earlier today. you're looking at live pictures now from westchester in ohio, where rudy giuliani, the former mayor of new york, has given a blistering speech attacking barack obama. in a few minutes, he will be on this show live and exclusive to tell me why he feels so strongly why the president should leave the office. let's start with these long lines for gas. susan candiotti is at one gas station in new jersey. i have been following your travails for most of the day. you have been joining endless lines for gas in your car. most of the time coming up against a blank. where are you now and how does it all end? >> reporter: well, it all ended with us not getting any gas. it looks like a ghost town here. you can see they were open for a good nine hours. they had the supply but those lines just sucked it all up.
. >> he said he was going to lower the unemployment rate down to 5.2% right now. today, we learned that it's actually 7.9% and that's nine million jobs short of what he promised. unemployment is higher today than when barack obama took office. >> mitt romney earlier today. you're looking at live pictures now from westchester in ohio, where rudy giuliani, the former mayor of new york, has given a blistering speech attacking barack obama. in a few minutes, he will be on this show live...
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>> well, you know, it's often said that president obama is too cool, too calm. and yet here you see it playing perfectly. this is a calm, focused president of the united states. not -- no hyper bolly, big theater, talking people through a very difficult situation, in a way that they would want to be talked to, as adults, responsible people, pay attention, be cool. and then when the election comes up, being able to say, look, my focus is on people's safety. if we're honest with each other, we also know that the president of the united states has in the back of their head in reality there is an election in a week. but this puts, to my mind, barack obama's strongest position. he is very good at a moment like this. and so i think americans are, for better or worse, if we understand politics, being reintroduced to their president in a meek, unprecedented way that could very well have a great deal of significance in how they decide to vote in a week. >> how long do you think it will take for donald trump to take a crack at engineering this? >> well, you know, already
>> well, you know, it's often said that president obama is too cool, too calm. and yet here you see it playing perfectly. this is a calm, focused president of the united states. not -- no hyper bolly, big theater, talking people through a very difficult situation, in a way that they would want to be talked to, as adults, responsible people, pay attention, be cool. and then when the election comes up, being able to say, look, my focus is on people's safety. if we're honest with each other,...
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right now, let's go to nashua, new hampshire. president obama has just taken the stage there. the campaign rally is going on. let's listen in. >> that was his philosophy as ceo, his philosophy as governor. as president clinton said he does have a lot of brass. he's not talking about big change, but all he's talking about is a big rerun of the same policies that created so much hardship for so many americans. and y'all, governor romney has been out here making last-minute promises lately. said he's all about fighting for the middle class. says he cut taxes for everybody. and ask something from nobody, but the problem is we heard those promises before. keep in mind, governor romney lives a few miles south of here in the state of massachusetts. love massachusetts. [ cheers ] but during governor romney's campaign for governor down there, he promised the same thing he's promising now. said he'd fight for jobs and middle class families, but once he took office, he pushed through a tax cut that overwhelmingly benefited 278 of the wealthiest families in the state and raised taxes and
right now, let's go to nashua, new hampshire. president obama has just taken the stage there. the campaign rally is going on. let's listen in. >> that was his philosophy as ceo, his philosophy as governor. as president clinton said he does have a lot of brass. he's not talking about big change, but all he's talking about is a big rerun of the same policies that created so much hardship for so many americans. and y'all, governor romney has been out here making last-minute promises lately....
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president obama: there's just no quit in america... and you're seeing that right now. over five million new jobs. exports up forty one percent. home values... rising. our auto industry... back. and our heroes are coming home. we're not there yet, but we've made real progress and the... last thing we should do is turn back now. here's my plan for the next four years: making education and training a national priority; building on our manufacturing boom; boosting american-made energy; reducing the deficits responsibly by cutting where... we can, and asking the wealthy to pay a little more. and ending the war in afghanistan, so we can... do some nation-building here at home. that's the right path. so read my plan, compare it to governor romney's... and decide which is better for you. it's an honor to be your president... and i'm asking for your vote... so together, we can keep moving america forward. i'm barack obama and i approve this message. >>> we've got to show you this. th ere was a strange sight during megan mcgrath's live shot earlier today. she was reporting about
president obama: there's just no quit in america... and you're seeing that right now. over five million new jobs. exports up forty one percent. home values... rising. our auto industry... back. and our heroes are coming home. we're not there yet, but we've made real progress and the... last thing we should do is turn back now. here's my plan for the next four years: making education and training a national priority; building on our manufacturing boom; boosting american-made energy; reducing the...
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they got this one right. most of them said that the eye would go right over this area of new jersey, and indeed it did. therefore, it is new jersey which seems to have suffered the worst from the storm's effect. of course there was a huge fire in queens that knocked out 80 homes, destroyed 80 homes, including a representative of the state of new york's home as well. but at the moment, you are looking at this live aerial photo of margate where the water as you see has receded, but the residue is still there, including tons of sand that was simply deposited as far as three blocks from the ocean, ending up in people's homes. reports of fish flopping around on people's kitchen floors. just an unbelievable sight. >> no sharks. liz: no sharks unless charlie shows up. we will get to charlie gasparino in a minute. with close to 16,000 flights cancelled and airports closed, the global travel association predicti predicting -- that's just a preliminary report. orbitz worldwide assessing % possible losses and helping cu
they got this one right. most of them said that the eye would go right over this area of new jersey, and indeed it did. therefore, it is new jersey which seems to have suffered the worst from the storm's effect. of course there was a huge fire in queens that knocked out 80 homes, destroyed 80 homes, including a representative of the state of new york's home as well. but at the moment, you are looking at this live aerial photo of margate where the water as you see has receded, but the residue is...
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republicans never wanted president obama's hope and change. democrats and independents did. >> let's talk about those independents. >> those are the ones right now who are the ones you're talking about. those are the ones most disappointed. >> let's talk about something that happened on your show. a caller called into your show and gave you a bit of a warning, right? >> he gave republicans a warning. the same thing i have been doing. if mitt romney wins this time around, i'm an embarrassed if republicans screw it up this time around, i don't know if we'll vote for them again. >> i'm going to give the republican party this warning, that i'm with you by default. but if you don't do something in the next four years, it's just going to flip right back to democrat. >> and, specifically, that warning is for what element of the republican platform? where are they going wrong? >> i think if we vote republican this time around, what we want is mitt romney to govern as a conservative, not as a republican in name only. republicans are longing for real co
republicans never wanted president obama's hope and change. democrats and independents did. >> let's talk about those independents. >> those are the ones right now who are the ones you're talking about. those are the ones most disappointed. >> let's talk about something that happened on your show. a caller called into your show and gave you a bit of a warning, right? >> he gave republicans a warning. the same thing i have been doing. if mitt romney wins this time around,...
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all right? thank you very much, everybody. thank you, red cross. >> president obama speaking today at the headquarters of the red cross in washington, d.c., saying when -- during the darkness of the storm, we saw what is brightest in america. he talked about the first responders. stories he had heard of, the first responders, the firefighters in queens, the coast guard divers and many others. president obama also telling local and state officials to cut through red tape, praising the work of governor chris christie of new jersey, of governor cuomo here in new york, also mayor michael bloomberg in new york city, saying he wanted to give the resources, whatever resources the federal government perhaps unconditional ones, the military may have, put them at the disposal of the officials to try to cut through any red tape and to try to speed this relief effort along. president obama also, we have learned now, is going to be going to new jersey tomorrow to tour some areas that are hardest hit with governor chris christie of new jers
all right? thank you very much, everybody. thank you, red cross. >> president obama speaking today at the headquarters of the red cross in washington, d.c., saying when -- during the darkness of the storm, we saw what is brightest in america. he talked about the first responders. stories he had heard of, the first responders, the firefighters in queens, the coast guard divers and many others. president obama also telling local and state officials to cut through red tape, praising the work...
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saying what the weather map that you're looking at right on your screen already shows. in the president's word, this is going to be a big and powerful storm, yet he does say that he is confident that the assets are prepositioned to respond. when asked what he thinks the impact will be on the election, the president saying he's not at all worried about that impact. he's more worried about the economy and on transportation, mentioning that it is going to take several days for airlines and other transportation systems to get back up to speed in the aftermath of hurricane sandy. much more on the other side of this break. le announcer ] at scottrade, you won't just find us online, you'll also find us in person, with dedicated support teams at over 500 branches nationwide. so when you call or visit, you can ask for a name you know. because personal service starts with a real person. [ rodger ] at scottrade, seven dollar trades are just the start. our support teams are nearby, ready to help. it's no wonder so many investors are saying... ll ] i'm with scottrade. >>> welcome ba
saying what the weather map that you're looking at right on your screen already shows. in the president's word, this is going to be a big and powerful storm, yet he does say that he is confident that the assets are prepositioned to respond. when asked what he thinks the impact will be on the election, the president saying he's not at all worried about that impact. he's more worried about the economy and on transportation, mentioning that it is going to take several days for airlines and other...
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the obama campaign has a superior ground game. they were heavily involved in a ballot issue a year ago. that was seen as a scrimmage for 2012. and right now we're just waiting to see who's turning out the early vote fast enough. >> but it seems like president obama has the sense there, that's what experts say. we just talked to michael mcdonald. it seems that way. do you think it's the thing that has enough with the wind at its back to carry him? >> the early vote, yes. right now it seems in polls he's ahead. the one caveat is it's hard to look at data that's reliable because in ohio you don't really register as a democrat or as a republican. the state identifies you by which party's primary you voted in last. all the numbers that we're looking at here, they're skewed in a way because they're more nonpartisan voters than there are democrats or republicans. so even though we see perhaps more republicans are requesting ballots or they're returning them at a faster clip, that's not necessarily indicative of who's winning because of t
the obama campaign has a superior ground game. they were heavily involved in a ballot issue a year ago. that was seen as a scrimmage for 2012. and right now we're just waiting to see who's turning out the early vote fast enough. >> but it seems like president obama has the sense there, that's what experts say. we just talked to michael mcdonald. it seems that way. do you think it's the thing that has enough with the wind at its back to carry him? >> the early vote, yes. right now it...
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. >> that's right. we have more dramatic scenes of devastation coming in right now. extraordinary pictures of a large tanker ship washed up on the shores of staten island. this is a live look right there at what washed up in staten island. look at that. wabc's michelle charlesworth has more on the story. >> reporter: this looks like a war zone out here. this is a tanker. a 200-foot-long tanker. it has washed up. we were talking about so many days, what is a 14-foot storm surge? what does a 20-foot storm surge do? we're on a street. front street, staten island, right on the narrows. we can see lower manhattan from here. this is a tanker on the street that was just picked up and sat here, as the water went out. we're about an hour and a half from high tide again. it's unbelievable. we came up on this. a couple other people -- services knows about this. but this is a tanker on the street in staten island. back to you. >> thank you. 700 tons of tanker on the shore there. >>> also, we want to continue and br
. >> that's right. we have more dramatic scenes of devastation coming in right now. extraordinary pictures of a large tanker ship washed up on the shores of staten island. this is a live look right there at what washed up in staten island. look at that. wabc's michelle charlesworth has more on the story. >> reporter: this looks like a war zone out here. this is a tanker. a 200-foot-long tanker. it has washed up. we were talking about so many days, what is a 14-foot storm surge? what...